Encyclopedia of World History 6 Volume set

* Volume I: The Ancient World: Prehistoric Eras to 600 CE* Volume II: The Expanding World: 600 CE to 1450* Volume III: The First Global Age: 1450 to 1750* Volume IV: Age of Revolution and Empire: 1750 to 1900* Volume V: Crisis and Achievement: 1900 to 1950* Volume VI: The Contemporary World: 1950 to the Present* Thematic essays that help students make comparisons and connections across regions and time periods* Primary source documents, carefully chosen to be representative of the six world eras* Informative, cross-referenced entries* A chronology in every volume that helps students place events in context* More than 600 illustrations, including a 32-page insert of full-color maps in each volume designed to convey the importance of geography in world history* Further reading sections that encourage additional research* Individual volume indexes* A comprehensive set index.